I have a passionate interest in seeing the potential of observations from space maximised to the benefit of society. I have significant experience in both satellite and ground based atmosphere and ocean remote sensing, which is a great help in my current role leading the Space Applications and Nowcasting R&D area of the UK Met Office. My area of Met Office is responsible for leveraging data from space to drive applications that provide both critical situational awareness for forecasters and also drive state of the art numerical models. The leveraging of these data from space allow us to better forecast and monitor natural hazards such as surface water flooding, volcanic eruptions and even space weather events. The improved situational awareness and model performance that we derive from space data fundamentally underpins the Met Office's ability to generate better warnings and alerts to help people to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.Internationally, I have been the Chair of EUMETSAT's Operations Working Group, a core member of the WMO Expert Team on Satellite Systems and Utilisation and also a member of the MyOcean Executive Committee.I have significant experience of communicating to wide audiences even outside of my specialist field, including engaging with newspaper journalists (e.g. Financial Times) and doing live television interviews (e.g. with BBC News).In the future I hope to play a larger role in ensuring that our society benefits more from observational data from space. These benefits will not only be to the UK economy but also to the health, security and well-being of peoples all over the world.